Thread: Rust n Razors

Quick question on the MAAS and other similar metal polishes. Does anyone know what grit equivalent they are? Could they be used as strop paste instead of CrO?

Be careful with the MAAS and your goldwash.....Dont wanna take that off as well :P

Excuse the 'bump', but could this be a 'fault' with the 'Special', because mine has also started to develop black marks and a few rust spots on the back of the blade, even though I wipe the blade with tissue before cleaning up post shave, and oil/air the blade before putting away.

Just to state the obvious:
If you are doing all the drying and such and you still getting rust spots, water spots, etc: perhaps it is time to add a little oil into yer storage repertoire Perhaps some tuff glide, some silicone spray, or perhaps a light costing of just plain old WD-40, or course you would have to rinse the razor before using to avoid skin irritation...
Just my 2 cents worth..

On a similar line as bssixgun:
I live on the east coast of the US where the humidity is pretty high. After finding a few of my razors with the beginnings of stain or even rust, I started regularly using Camelia oil to coat my razors after drying them. Have not had a problem since.
You may also want to dry your razor quickly with a hair dryer to remove any moisture from the pivot pin area.

I just say live with it. Eventually if you frett about it , it will drive you crazy. I live in the desert with little humidity and after I shave I really dry my razors and blow air through them and leave em out and put sterol on them yet they still get the black spots on them. I just wait until they accumulate and use a rubber eraser to take them off. If they are just surface rust or water spots that will take them right off. if its a little more serious some metal polish will work. The only think to watch is if you have celluloid scales and they seem to be getting bad fast the scales may be starting to rot in which case the scales have to go.

There are oils and stuff you can put on your razor once or twice a week that will help with that. I use Corrosion-X and it actually displaces water and bonds with the steel. There are other preps that you can use also.


Later,
Richard